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SABLE, fABLE in Bloomington, MN
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The fifth full-length album by
Justin Vernon
's
Bon Iver
is something of a hybrid affair.
SABLE, fABLE
includes the three songs from 2024's
Sable
EP, which
Vernon
made as a reentry to music after years away, and saw the singer stripping the
sound down from the complicated, electronic, and occasionally avant-garde leanings of the recent past to something more focused on his voice and words. The rest of the record -- eight songs and a short concluding instrumental -- come from later sessions where
built on this approach with slightly fuller arrangements that relied on elements of folk, country, and R&B while still foregrounding his voice. With guest appearances by
Danielle Haim
,
Flock of Dimes
, and
Dijon
, and songwriting help from
Mk.gee
and
Tobias Jesso, Jr.
is the most mainstream
record, which perhaps says more about how the mainstream has shifted more than it does about
's slightly altered approach. The cut-up R&B of "Day One" works thanks to good production by
' intense vocals, which spur
on to his finest performance here, while "If Only I Could Wait" features nice vocals from
, loads of dubby atmosphere, and is the hookiest track by far. ~ Tim Sendra
Justin Vernon
's
Bon Iver
is something of a hybrid affair.
SABLE, fABLE
includes the three songs from 2024's
Sable
EP, which
Vernon
made as a reentry to music after years away, and saw the singer stripping the
sound down from the complicated, electronic, and occasionally avant-garde leanings of the recent past to something more focused on his voice and words. The rest of the record -- eight songs and a short concluding instrumental -- come from later sessions where
built on this approach with slightly fuller arrangements that relied on elements of folk, country, and R&B while still foregrounding his voice. With guest appearances by
Danielle Haim
,
Flock of Dimes
, and
Dijon
, and songwriting help from
Mk.gee
and
Tobias Jesso, Jr.
is the most mainstream
record, which perhaps says more about how the mainstream has shifted more than it does about
's slightly altered approach. The cut-up R&B of "Day One" works thanks to good production by
' intense vocals, which spur
on to his finest performance here, while "If Only I Could Wait" features nice vocals from
, loads of dubby atmosphere, and is the hookiest track by far. ~ Tim Sendra
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